Welcome back!
It’s great to be with you again.
I know, I haven’t posted in quite a while,
so today I thought let you know why and what I’ve been up to for the last 2 or 3 months.
I know, it’s been awhile since I’ve been around.
When it gets to the point where people start asking what’s happened to me and if I’m OK,
I know it’s time for an update.
I’ll be talking about what’s been going on for me,
what I’ve been doing, why I haven’t posted any new videos, and if you stick around ’til the end,
I’m even including an update on the stem cell therapy I did 4 months ago.
OK, let’s start with the thing that I’m most excited about,
and coincidently, the thing that’s been taking up most of my time in the last few months.
As some of you may know, RAADfest is happening live this October in San Diego
at the newly renovated and updated Town & Country Resort.
Now, this is my favorite longevity conference of the year, because it’s geared towards you guys,
the people who are actually trying to impact their own lifespans.
The people who are trying to educate themselves and live a longevity lifestyle.
This isn’t a conference where a bunch of scientists and researchers
are presenting their latest findings to other scientists and investors.
This is a conference for laypeople.
The end-users and consumers of longevity science.
And this year, the people who put on RAADfest have invited me to give a presentation and to be on a “Citizen Scientists Panel.”
At RAADfest. In San Diego.
And I couldn’t be more thrilled.
So, for the last couple of months, I’ve been working on my presentation and I’m really excited about it.
It’s gonna be about regenerative medicine
and what I think might be the final solution to reversing the aging clock
and rejuvenating aging individuals back to a more youthful state.
And it’s not what you might think it is, is not about the Yamanaka factors. ‘Nuff said.
So, if any of you are signed up to attend RAADfest, look me up when you’re there.
Come up and talk to me.
I’d love to meet you and talk about your longevity journey.
And if you’re not registered to attend RAADfest…why not!?!
I’ve put a link up here where you can register.
Since I’m a presenter, RAADfest has presented me with a discount code.
That code is “Lance22”.
And if you use it when you register it’ll save you $200.
Normal admission price is about $850 bucks, so when you use my discount code you’ll be able to register for $650.
This gets you admission to the main event and all the presenters.
It gets you admission to RAADcity and the RAADcity stage presentations.
There’s a big party Saturday night and it gets you admission to that.
And you also get two healthy, organic lunches.
It’s still a couple of months away, so mark your calendar.
The last time I got to attend RAADfest live, I had an absolute blast.
I met some great people, many of them have become friends.
I got to network, I got to socialize, I got to try out some new products,
I even got to sign up for a longitudinal study on aging while I was there.
And I’m guessing you’ll have just as much fun and learn just as many new discoveries in longevity science.
OK, next up…I’m writing and self-publishing a new book!
Not something that I ever imagined that I would do.
You know, I feel like I’ve got something to say about longevity, a message that I’d like to put out there.
This YouTube channel has been a great tool for doing that, and putting that message in a book is another.
In fact, the plan is to write 4 books.
The first book in the series will be on the science of longevity,
and this book will delve into the mysteries of the human body, and how it ages.
The second will be on the Foundations of Longevity,
and that’s actually the first book that I’m writing first, the one I’m working on right now.
The foundations aren’t so much things that will extend the human lifespan
as they are lifestyle choices that, the absence of which will definitely shorten your lifespan.
Things that I think everyone needs to get handled.
The third book will be about Longevity Interventions,
and these are strategies and therapies that might actually move the needle on the human lifespan.
Things that are experimental right now, but might be worth taking a look at, especially if you’re an aging biohacker, like me.
The final book will be about putting together a personalized Longevity Life Plan.
A life plan that’s based on testing to determine your biomarkers,
monitoring longevity parameters on a daily basis, and tracking your progress over time.
It will also address mindset and motivation.
Because, let’s face it.
Transforming your lifestyle from whatever it was to a longevity lifestyle ain’t easy.
At least, it hasn’t been for me.
It’s been hard, and I’ve fallen off the path several times.
So, I’m hoping that publishing these 4 books about my longevity journey will help others.
That it’ll assist them on their own journey and maybe help them put together and implement their own longevity life plan.
I’m also looking for a “launch team” for the book.
This’ll be team of about 15 to 20 people who will help be get the book launched successfully.
If this sounds like something that you might be interested in,
check out this link up here or in the description for more information or to volunteer.
OK, let’s talk about the online course that I’ve been working on for the last year or so.
The plan has been to cover a lot of the same material as in the book
and I’ll admit, this has been a struggle.
I’ve completely reorganized the course, several times.
I’ve divided it from a single course into 4 courses, then 7 courses, then back to 4.
It’s taken up a lot of my time and really, it hasn’t gotten very far.
Now, I know a lot of you have expressed an interest in these courses.
And they are coming. But here’s the thing.
I’ve got so much going on, so many projects that I’m trying to manage,
and the workload is rapidly becoming too much.
In fact, it’s been too much for some time now.
That’s why I haven’t been posting videos.
So, I think the time has finally arrived where I need to ask for help. So…
That’s right. I’m putting together a team of people to help me get my message out.
To produce content for this YouTube channel,
for the online course, for the books, for presentations, for whatever I need content for.
I’m looking for a couple of people to write.
I’d be great if they were great researchers, too.
Or, it could be a separate researcher.
I’m looking for an video editor.
I’m looking for someone to handle the social media.
My website, my Facebook and Twitter and Instagram accounts.
If any of you have looked for me on Social Media,
you’ll probably have been able to find me but you also probably noticed that I haven’t really posted anything.
Because I don’t have time!
Since all this content is going to be about longevity,
I thought, “What better place to start than my own longevity channel?”
I think it’s particularly important that the researchers and writers be very familiar with the longevity space.
So, if there’s any of you out there who might be interested in helping me out, let me know!
I’ve put a link up here & in the description where you can leave my your email address and we can get the ball rolling.
Speaking of social media, as I mentioned, it’s been kind of a mess in the past.
So, I’ve cleaned up my social media accounts
and now have a separate Facebook, Instagram & Twitter account that is each dedicated to longevity.
I’ve put the links for those accounts below in the description.
Now if you’ve followed my on another account in the past, I’ve shut down a lot of those accounts,
so click on the links below and follow me on those accounts.
Thanks so much for bearing with me, I’m really sorry for the inconvenience.
OK, now for the stem cell update.
A lot of you have left comments requesting that I keep you up-to-date on the results of my stem cell therapy,
which is a journey that I’ve just begun.
I expect to be reporting on this for years.
So, here’s the latest update.
I mentioned in my last video that I had experienced the loss of lower backpain as one of the benefits.
That lasted for a couple of months, and then it came back.
So I’m not sure that was an actual benefit.
Especially since I had no orthopedic procedures done on my lower back while at RMI.
I also talked about a jump in performance, both in the gym and in the bedroom.
Turns out, I think the jump in performance in the bedroom was a placebo effect.
But the boost in how I perform in the gym is real.
In fact, if anything, it continues to build.
I’ve been working out at Orange Theory for about a year and a half,
and those workouts have always kicked my butt.
But a couple of months after returning from Costa Rica,
I noticed a marked gain in my performance during workouts
and a significant reduction in the level of fatigue after the workout.
And when I say “marked gain in my performance” I mean a big jump that is measurable.
You wear a heart rate monitor during workouts at Orange Theory
and they have a “leader board” that displays everyone’s heart rate,
percentage of maximum heart rate, and what they call “splat points,”
which is the number of minutes spent above 84% of max heart rate.
I’m 73, so my max heart rate is only 147, and only 123 or 124 at 84%, using the conventional method of 220 minus your age.
Now, I don’t really think that’s a good method for determining max heart rate, but that’s what Orange Theory uses.
After my stem cell therapy, I think my max heart rate went up, which is a good thing.
It meant that I could perform at a higher level of output.
Now, Orange Theory recommends that during an hour long workout, you earn 12 to 20 splat points, or better.
I was earning about 15 to 18, but after getting the stem cell therapy,
that went up to around 30 to 45. Way too high!
So, I had to actually change my profile and lower my age by 14 years, from 73 to 59,
to get the leader board to display a more accurate reflection of my performance.
Then, just this week, Orange Theory announced that they had automatically adjusted
everyone’s heart rate, based on their performance.
And they adjusted my maximum heart rate to 172.
That’s the max heart rate for a person who is 48 years old.
And I’m 73.
I think that qualifies as an improvement in performance that is measurable.
Same with weight lifting.
I’ve made some big gains in the last couple of months
and I’m lifting significantly heavier weights than I was lifting before going down to RMI.
And I’m wondering, “Is this sudden jump in performance just a coincident or is it a result of stem cell therapy?”
I don’t know, but I don’t really believe in coincidences.
Overall, I’ve lost a few pounds of fatty tissue and I’ve put on a few pounds of muscle.
I feel great. Now, I felt pretty great before I went down, but I think I might feel even better.
At any rate, I don’t have any complaints.
Life is good, maybe better than it’s ever been.
OK, that’s it, I’m outta here.
Remember, if you haven’t signed up for RAADfest, use this link and enter my discount code to get $200 off.
Then, come up and talk to me!
I think RAADfest is going to be a blast this year.
Lots to learn and lots of fun. Hope to see you there!